If you’ve enjoyed any of our main idea task cards, you’re going to love main ideas task cards 7, which includes these topics: Kid Entrepreneurs William Wrigley Jr. and Gum Bats from Bracken Cave In this post, I’ll share three videos to give your students background knowledge before, during, or after reading the task cards. […]
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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhymes at the end of each line of a poem or song. It is usually referred to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme; lines designated with the same letter all rhyme with each other. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyme_scheme Examples of Rhyme Scheme Here’s a well-known poem with a simple […]
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In our previous articles, Guided Reading vs. Small-Group and in Tips for Guided Reading Success, we delve into some of the details that make guided reading successful for early and transitional readers. In this quick post, you’ll find a quick checklist for guided reading in early elementary (k-3). Guided Reading Lesson Checklist Reread familiar texts, […]
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Word Study Resources are plentiful, but sometimes they confuse the point of instruction or they are mere worksheets! In this quick read, I want to share 3 helpful resources to help you build stronger readers and writers with early readers and transitional readers. But first, a quick definition of word study. Our friends over at […]
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Reading and writing can be so fun, especially when you simply can read and write about your thoughts. How can we make reading written response a powerful and engaging activity? Here are Six Simple Ways to do Written Reading Response. 3-2-1 Reading Response This is a reading response you can do while you read a […]
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by Bec West (Guest Author) 6 Tips for Guided Reading SuccessWhat makes guided reading an effective learning approach for young readers and upper elementary students? Here are 6 Tips for Guided Reading Success.Create a quality learning environment with space explicitly designed for guided reading.A quality learning environment is pivotal to ensuring consistency and optimal focus of students, […]
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Boost reading levels easily with reading comprehension warm-ups that embed daily spiral review of the most critical reading skills: word study, fluency, main ideas and details, and making inferences. Learn how these no-prep warm-ups will help!
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What is the difference between guided reading and small-group instruction for reading? Knowing the difference will drastically improve learning in your reading classroom.
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You’re going to enjoy this new product line – Nonfiction Text Feature Scavenger Hunts! They are engaging, active, and focused on text evidence. In this post, you will see: How the Scavenger Hunt Increases Learning. When to Use the Scavenger Hunt. What’s in the Text Feature Scavenger Hunt? Here’s a quick overview video, and then […]
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Reading lessons are made better with the right graphic organizer. Here are three organizers that can help you scaffold student learning of order of events, sequencing, and summarizing. Download and use as needed to help your students master the reading process! Sequencing Basic Graphic OrganizerThis graphic organizer focuses on three main events in a story […]
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A quick research review for word study can answer very important questions about literacy curriculum and instruction in our schools.What does the research say about the use of word study?What type of word study instruction is effective in upper elementary and middle school?What are the purposes and effects of teaching word knowledge to transitional readers?In […]
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Summarizing Video Lesson Bundle Get ready to take your literacy instruction multi-modal! This new summarizing lesson bundle has video, cartoon, guided notes, student talk, writing, speaking, listening, and reading. Mini-Lesson Video Mini-Lesson to guide students through the basics. Short Story Two short stories for summarizing guided practice. Cartoons To engage and scaffold language learners. Reading […]
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We are excited to give to you our newest FREE teaching resource to help engage your students and increase learning! Spiralwarmups.com. It’s word study bundled into 3-6 minutes of no-prep, just turn on and learn warm-ups. The warm-ups are designed to spiral the essential reading and writing skills. >>Tap Here to Sign Up<< Daily Word Study Warm-UpsEach day, […]
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If you could choose only one Instructional Activity for Reading what would it be? What one strategy would you use to increase reading levels? Would you choose guided reading, reading mini-lessons, read-alouds, or test prep? Well, okay… I know you wouldn’t choose test prep, but what about: leveled texts? reading stations? independent reading with conferences? […]
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How do I teach context clues? How do my students use context clues? If you teach reading, you’ve probably wondered these questions about how to teach context clues.Simple Ways to Learn Context CluesYou know that decoding word sounds is one of the major obstacles to reading fluency. You also know that there is another major obstacle…using context […]
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Summarizing can be so difficult for some upper elementary students to grasp! I think you’ll agree with me when I say, …some tests (including STAAR) can cause headaches when they ask students to summarize text! It has to be this way, right? Or does it? I’m going to show you how reading teachers successfully teach […]
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